Sachio Sakai

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-09-08 (73 years old)

Deathday

1998-03-11

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Sachio Sakai

Biography

Real name: Yukio Abe. Born September 8, 1925, as the son of an electrician in Tokyo. Graduated from Tokyo City Asakusa Technical College. Passed the 1st Toho New Face exam and joined Toho. It is in sync with Toshiro Mifune and Hajime Izu. Debuted in 1947 with Kurosawa's "One Wonderful Sunday". Later appeared as a regular in the many Toho movies. It was nicknamed "Boo-chan" by the studio associates.

Acting

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Soldier (uncredited)

1962

1991

1966

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

as Wing Fat Henchman

1955

1962

Sanjuro

as Samurai

1948

Drunken Angel

as Guitar Player

1970

Space Amoeba

as The Editor (uncredited)

1967

1969

All Monsters Attack

as Bank Robber Senbayashi

1962

Home-Brewed Tatsu

as Marumatsu

1957

Ôban

as Employee

1961

1977

Godzilla

as Hagiwara (uncredited)

1968

Golden Eyes

as Middle-aged Japanese

1955

Half Human

as Nakata

1975

Battle Cry

as Nimaibashi Roh Wasuke

1981

At This Late Date, the Charleston

as Communications Minister

1970

The Militarists

as Kitamura

1966

1951

The Blue Pearl

as Yanagiya

1965

Key of Keys

as Inagawa

1969

Red Lion

as Peasant Kesaji

1961

Yojimbo

as First Foot Soldier

1954

Godzilla

as Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara

1953

1947

One Wonderful Sunday

as Shady Ticket Man

1962

Gorath

as Physician

1952

Ikiru

as Yakuza (uncredited)

1954

Seven Samurai

as Coolie #2

1957

Throne of Blood

as Washizu samurai

1956

1990

Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project

as The 1/8 Project Staff

1953

The Last Embrace

as Uchimura (Saboten)

1969

Bonds of Love

as Miyata

1956

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)

1959

Samurai Saga

as (uncredited)

1961

1962

1970

The Vampire Doll

as Taxi Driver

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driver

1967

The Killing Bottle

as Secret Police Officer Shimada

1952

1959

1958

All About Marriage

as Koichiro Doi

1953

1955

1951

1960

The Last Gunfight

as Fudokichi

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief

1958

1957

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

as Tamura (Lion Officer)

1954

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

as Kenichiro Hamamura

1961

Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa Series: I Want to Weep

as The Tiger of Danjima (the local bad boss)

1968

1957

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